As part of their new Local Plan process, St Albans District Council are now looking at more development sites in Redbourn Ward's greenbelt. This could see 3,500 new houses being built between Hemel Hempstead and Redbourn village, as well as 1000 houses between Dunstable Road and the bypass. Many other sites are also being considered.

They will be discussing these potential new development sites at their Planning Policy Committee on 22nd May and 12th June. Both meetings start at 7.00 pm and are in the Council Chamber of the Civic Centre in St Peter's Street, St Albans. They are open to the public, and it would be good to see Redbourn residents there to make the point that this destruction of Redbourn's greenbelt is unacceptable.

For more information on the potential development sites click on: article . For a map click on: map . Or contact cllr.david.mitchell@redbournparishcouncil.gov.uk

REDBOURN PARISH COUNCIL

Redbourn Parish is situated to the north-west of St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire, England. The Parish lies between Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden and is mostly agricultural land in the Metropolitan Green Belt. At the centre is the historic village of Redbourn. The population of the Parish at the time of the 2011 census was 5,344 people living in 2274 dwellings.

Redbourn Parish Council consists of two wards, Beaumont and Nicholls. The district council is St Albans City & District Council, the county council is Hertfordshire, and the parliamentary constituency is Hitchin and Harpenden.